Two of minority community injured in attack in Vadodara

PTIJul 26, 2003, 12.35pm IST

AHMEDABAD: At least two persons belonging to a minority community were seriously injured when a group of people attacked them with swords and other sharp-edged weapons in Vadodara late on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

One person was attacked by a group of five persons following "some personal rivalry" near his house in Sayajigung area of the city, police said, adding, "the victim received serious injuries on his head and shoulders".

The assailants also injured his father who tried to intervene.

According to police, one of the assailants had a quarrel with the victim's brother almost a year back and Friday's incident was a fall out of that.